Codex Borgia
E459148
Mesoamerican codex
divinatory manuscript
pictorial manuscript
pre-Columbian manuscript
ritual manuscript
Codex Borgia is a richly illustrated pre-Columbian Mesoamerican ritual and divinatory manuscript, renowned as one of the most important surviving examples of Indigenous pictorial books from central Mexico.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Codex Borgia canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4619356 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Codex Borgia Context triple: [Postclassic period of Mesoamerica, notableDocument, Codex Borgia]
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A.
Codex Boturini
Codex Boturini is a pre-Hispanic Aztec pictorial manuscript that chronicles the Mexica migration and the legendary origins of Tenochtitlan.
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B.
Codex Trivulzianus
Codex Trivulzianus is a manuscript notebook by Leonardo da Vinci containing his studies in language, engineering, and various scientific and artistic subjects.
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C.
Codex Selden
Codex Selden is a pre-Hispanic Mixtec pictorial manuscript that records genealogies, dynastic histories, and ritual information from the Mixtec civilization of what is now southern Mexico.
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D.
Codex Aubin
Codex Aubin is a 16th-century Nahua pictorial manuscript that chronicles the history, migrations, and dynastic events of the Mexica (Aztecs) from their origins through the early colonial period.
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E.
Codex Basilensis
Codex Basilensis is a significant Greek New Testament manuscript known for its representative Byzantine text-type and its importance in biblical textual criticism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Codex Borgia Target entity description: Codex Borgia is a richly illustrated pre-Columbian Mesoamerican ritual and divinatory manuscript, renowned as one of the most important surviving examples of Indigenous pictorial books from central Mexico.
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A.
Codex Boturini
Codex Boturini is a pre-Hispanic Aztec pictorial manuscript that chronicles the Mexica migration and the legendary origins of Tenochtitlan.
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B.
Codex Trivulzianus
Codex Trivulzianus is a manuscript notebook by Leonardo da Vinci containing his studies in language, engineering, and various scientific and artistic subjects.
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C.
Codex Selden
Codex Selden is a pre-Hispanic Mixtec pictorial manuscript that records genealogies, dynastic histories, and ritual information from the Mixtec civilization of what is now southern Mexico.
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D.
Codex Aubin
Codex Aubin is a 16th-century Nahua pictorial manuscript that chronicles the history, migrations, and dynastic events of the Mexica (Aztecs) from their origins through the early colonial period.
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E.
Codex Basilensis
Codex Basilensis is a significant Greek New Testament manuscript known for its representative Byzantine text-type and its importance in biblical textual criticism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican codex
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divinatory manuscript ⓘ pictorial manuscript ⓘ pre-Columbian manuscript ⓘ ritual manuscript ⓘ |
| approximateDate | 15th century ⓘ |
| associatedCalendar |
260-day ritual calendar
ⓘ
tonalpohualli ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture |
Mixtec
NERFINISHED
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Puebla-Tlaxcala region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Quetzalcoatl
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tezcatlipoca NERFINISHED ⓘ Tlaloc NERFINISHED ⓘ Xipe Totec NERFINISHED ⓘ Xochipilli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coloration | polychrome ⓘ |
| contains |
New Fire ceremony imagery
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Venus cycle imagery ⓘ astronomical symbolism ⓘ divinatory tables ⓘ iconography of deities ⓘ rain and fertility rituals ⓘ ritual almanacs ⓘ tonalpohualli calendar tables ⓘ |
| culture | Central Mexican ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Vatican Apostolic Library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | screenfold codex ⓘ |
| languageContext | Nahuatl-speaking region ⓘ |
| material | deerskin ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Cardinal Stefano Borgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
complex deity scenes
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highly stylized iconography ⓘ richly illustrated pages ⓘ |
| partOf | Borgia Group of Mesoamerican codices NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Late Postclassic Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin |
Central Mexico
NERFINISHED
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Puebla-Tlaxcala valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Codex Cospi
NERFINISHED
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Codex Fejérváry-Mayer NERFINISHED ⓘ Codex Laud NERFINISHED ⓘ Codex Vaticanus B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
calendar consultation
ⓘ
divination ⓘ ritual instruction ⓘ |
| scholarlySignificance |
important example of Indigenous pictorial book tradition
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key source for Central Mexican religion ⓘ major source for pre-Columbian divinatory practice ⓘ |
| scriptType | iconographic ⓘ |
| shelfmark | Vatican Library, Codex Borgianus Mexicanus 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem | pictographic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Codex Borgia Description of subject: Codex Borgia is a richly illustrated pre-Columbian Mesoamerican ritual and divinatory manuscript, renowned as one of the most important surviving examples of Indigenous pictorial books from central Mexico.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Xiuhcoatl